Gorbachev warns of nuclear war risk as Russia-America tension rises

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has warned of the risks of nuclear war – and his fears about tensions between Russia and America.
As the two nations face off in Syria, Vladimir Putin suspended an agreement with the United States for disposal of weapons-grade plutonium because of ‘unfriendly; acts by Washington, the Kremlin said.
Gorbachev said in an interview with Ria Novosti, ‘I think the world has approached a dangerous threshold. We need to stop. Dialogue should be resumed. Stopping the dialogue has been the biggest mistake.
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